Q3 - Researchers have found that the percentage

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Question Type:
Explain a Result

Stimulus Breakdown:
Expected: Since mo' money generally = mo' entrepreneurs, the richest countries would have the highest rate of start-ups.

Unexpected: Low-income countries have a higher rate of start-ups than high-income ones.

Answer Anticipation:
I'm not sure what, exactly, the answer will say, but it will have to give a reason that the start-up rate is higher in low-income countries compared to the high-income ones. One possible answer would deal with options - if a country has a bad economy, there might not be any choice but to try to start your own business.

Correct answer:
(E)

Answer choice analysis:
(A) If anything, opposite. This answer draws a similarity between low- and high-income countries, and we want to explain a difference.

(B) Opposite. This makes the unexpected out come worse by stating a reason that more start-ups should be expected in high-income countries.

(C) If anything, opposite. Similar to (A), this answer draws a similarity between high- and low-income countries, and we want to explain a difference.

(D) Tempting, but this only gives a reason why the start-ups don't succeed. The argument is about the frequency with which they're started. This answer also doesn't tell us anything about the low-income countries, and those countries create the paradox.

(E) Bingo. Similar to the prediction, entrepreneurs in low-income countries have a reason to launch a start-up that high-income countries don't have - they don't have other employment options.

Takeaway/Pattern:
It's not imperative that you predict something specific, but (especially on the early questions) you may be able to if you take a second to pause and think. If you can't, defining what the correct answer will do is good enough.

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